Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-14
State (1eps.


loss $500, insured.
Twelve Island Pond liquor dealers were
raided last week: eight pleaded guilty
and paid fines of from $40 to 5000 each
and the rest appealed.
One hundred members of the Burlng-
ton Coasting Club will visit the Rutland
toboggan slide if they can secure salts
factory railroad rates.
OF the 800 persons converted at Bur-
lington recently through the labors of
Rev. b. F. Mills, 300 have united with
one or another of the churches.
During the year 1856 there passed st.
Adams over the Central Vermont line
12,2l6 freight cars going north; Is ,2G3
going south. and 2G.277 going west
The oldest locomotive in use on the
Central Vermont railroad i, the Bran
DON" which is used as switch engine
at Bellows Falls. She was formerly call
ed the Burlington and began service June
%, 1919.
John ii. Humphrey. past commander
OF William {. Tracey post G.. \. r.. of
Windsor, has been appointed assistant in
spector general for the department of
Vermont by Gen. l.. c. Fairchild. com
mander-in-chief.
The new Peoples Trust company of
st. Adams have chosen board of seven
directors and these officers: President.
j. Gregory Smith; vice-president, ID. ID.
Ranlett treasurer and clerk. John
Branch. They expect to be ready for
business the 18th.
The Western Vermont Agricultural So
ciety have chosen these officers: Presi-
dent, John ID. Wood: vice-president.
Fred II. Leonard; secretary, Marcus b.
Dewey; treasurer, Owen \. Peck: gen
eral superintendent. T. Farewell. The
societys annual fair will be held Septem-
Der p, - and % at Fair Haven.
DR.. James b. Gibson. who has for
some time been connected with the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, has just
been elected superintendent of that inst-
tuition. He is II graduate of McGill col
lege, and during his connection with the
hospital has shown fine executive ability
in addition to professional attainments
of high order.
=. w. Clement of Rutland has sued the
national bank of Rutland in the L. ). Cir
cult court for $40, 900 for an alleged breach
of covenant in the deed of the old bank
building now owned by the Herald and
Globe association. The plaintiff claims
that the land falls short about two inches
on Merchants row from what was con-
veyed in the deed.
The Champlain Transportation Co. has
elected three directors: Col. Cannon. |.
V. Baker, \. l.. lnman, Il. :. Taft, II.
lie G.. Cannon, c. NJ. Spaulding, IL. G.
Young of Albany. Col. Cannon was ele-
ected president. 1t was voted to go on
with the construction of the new steel
steamer civilians" and have her ready
for the season of lSSS.
Stannard Post. Burlington, claims to
have the oldest veteran in this State. if
not in the United States. His name is
John Kennedy, and he is 81 years old.
He was member of Company 4. Fifth
Vermont volunteers, and after serving
his full term of three years in that regi-
ment he enlisted with Hancock veterans.
with whom he served one year. He is
pcnsioner and draws $40 month.
&. NJ. Delancy's new hotel at Burling-
ton, to be called the Burlington House.
has a frontage of III feet, an average
depth of 50 feet and the central part is
four stories high, each side being three.
The offices, reading room and barber shop
are on the first floor, which also contains
three large and handsome stores. ON
the second floor are located the parlors,
dining-room and fourteen guest rooms,
and the other stories are wholly devoted
to bedrooms. 1t will be opened carnival
week it is expected.
william +. Dian of Wheelock, a small
town in the northern part of Caledonia
county, was lodged in Jail at st. Johns
bury, the other day, charged with muir
dering his infant daughter. II is alleged
that when the infant was three weeks
old Dian crushed its head with blow
of his fist. There was no physician pres
ent at the mothers confinement, or at
any time thereafter, nor was assistance
called in from neighbors. The disappear
ance of the child created a great deal of
talk in the neighborhood, but nothing
could be ascertained and the matter was
allowed to rest. This took place three
years ago this winter, and since that time
the Dizans have had four children, two
being twins. All of these infants Dian
is alleged to have disposed of in the same
Misunderstanding in their heads with
blow Of his DIST, Dian l. about 10 years